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“Human, look toward the king of Egypt, and prophesy against him and all Egypt. Say: ‘This is what the Lord God says:

I am against you, king of Egypt.
    You are like a great crocodile that lies in the Nile River.
You say, “The Nile is mine;
    I made it for myself.”
But I will put hooks in your jaws,
    and I will make the fish of the Nile stick to your sides.
I will pull you up out of your rivers,
    with all the fish sticking to your sides.

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“Son of man, set your face against(A) Pharaoh king of Egypt(B) and prophesy against him and against all Egypt.(C) Speak to him and say: ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“‘I am against you, Pharaoh(D) king of Egypt,
    you great monster(E) lying among your streams.
You say, “The Nile(F) belongs to me;
    I made it for myself.”
But I will put hooks(G) in your jaws
    and make the fish of your streams stick to your scales.
I will pull you out from among your streams,
    with all the fish sticking to your scales.(H)

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